Federation of South African Women records, 1954-1964 (inclusive), [microform].

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Federation of South African Women records, 1954-1964 (inclusive), [microform].

Correspondence, circulars, press statements, memoranda, and other papers documenting the work of the Federation of South African Women on behalf of civil liberties and civil rights. Also included are papers of other organizations with common interests, the most important being the National Consultative Committee, the South African Congress of Trade Unions, and the African National Congress.

4 reels.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6780167

Yale University Library

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National Consultative Committee.

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The African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912 as the South African Native National Congress (it changed its name to the ANC in 1923) with the aim of replacing tribal opposition to white rule with a united African force. At first its membership was narrow - its leaders drawn from among traditional chiefs and wealthy Africans, its aims were limited and its activities were law-abiding. An attempt by J.T. Gumede to create a mass anti-imperialist movement was defeated by the moderates in 193...

Federation of South African Women

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